Chen Ya Disappears

Inside the Ye Family's room, three Five Poison Bee flew up from the edge of the bed. They had huge stingers on their heads, and as if they had drunk honey laced with wine, they spun around once and then stumbled and landed on the table.

It made two more buzzing sounds, passed through the wooden window, and disappeared into the room.

About half an incense stick later, the Five Poison Bee flew in through the window again.

Ye Jingcheng, who was by the bedside, finally woke up. He raised his hand and fed himself a Jade Soul Pill Divine Soul, feeling a little better afterward.

"It seems that, regardless of the size of the divided Divine Soul, two are indeed the safest limit!" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but sigh.

After refining the Three-Color Pill and the Golden Scale Pill, he began cultivating his Secret Method in his room.

At this moment, three white needles, each about an inch long, were being nurtured in his sea of consciousness; these were the Spirit-Breaking Needle.

In addition, within his spiritual platform, the three Adamantine Vine seeds transformed once again into Green Wood Spirit Seed, shining brightly.

Only after completing these Secret Method that required consuming Divine Sense did he begin to divide his soul and enhance his Divine Sense.

Because the Five Poison Bee require very little soul division and the effect of soul fusion is not particularly high, he wanted to test the soul division of three Five Poison Bee at once.

Unexpectedly, the pressure from the three divided souls far exceeded his expectations, which led to his stumbling and falling just now.

It should be noted that at this moment, he possessed the Divine Sense of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage while only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and with the addition of the Jade Soul Pill, he barely managed to complete the process.

However, the effects of ordinary Jade Soul Pill don't last long, so Ye Jingcheng took out the remaining Pill-Pattern Jade Soul Pill.

As the pill entered his mouth, a surge of pure soul power flowed in, and Ye Jingcheng instantly felt his Divine Soul become much lighter, and the intense pain began to subside.

The quality of the Jade Soul Pill differed greatly depending on whether it had the pill pattern or not. Ye Jingcheng dared not delay the medicinal effect and quickly began cultivating the Heavenly Soul Art.

Three more hours passed before the effects of the Jade Soul Pill gradually wore off, and Ye Jingcheng's Divine Soul injury had mostly healed. The rest required time for rest and recuperation.

During the period of soul division, he is prone to making mistakes in alchemy and cultivation. The auction is in half a month, which is why he chose this time to divide his soul, so as to minimize the impact on his cultivation.

He got up and walked outside. The blinding purple light made his eyes feel slightly uncomfortable. He had rarely gone out during his month and a half of seclusion.

However, the next moment, he suddenly noticed a figure tending to the Black Cloud Flower in the yard.

The figure was dressed in an immaculate gray-white Daoist robe; upon closer inspection, it was none other than Ye Jingteng.

"Brother, since we parted ways in the secret realm, I thought you had broken through your seclusion again!" Ye Jingcheng Jingcheng, while also inviting Ye Jingteng to sit on the stool next to him.

"Third Uncle sells elixirs on the second floor. Uncle Xingyi has been quite obsessed with alchemy lately, and you're in seclusion. I've got nothing else to do, so I thought I'd take a look at the Black Cloud Flower." Ye Jingteng waved his hand and sat down beside him, but his smiling face showed that he found Ye Jingcheng's words extremely pleasing.

He believed that although he hadn't made a breakthrough, his recent experience in numerous battles had significantly enhanced his strength.

The two sat down at the stone table.

Ye Jingcheng began brewing Floating Cloud Tea, while Ye Jingteng's face showed grief.

"Jingcheng, I've heard about Jingyu's situation. Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I should have insisted on letting Jingyu join the sect!"

"Brother, you don't need to blame yourself. The matter of the secret realm is something we cultivators should fight for. With your reminder, Uncle San and I were in much less danger. As for Brother Si, perhaps his affinity with the Dao is too shallow." Ye Jingcheng said.

He wasn't lying; he was indeed grateful to Ye Jingteng.

Within the secret realm, it was Senior Brother Xu who reminded them about Illusion Peak.

Even when they were confronting the Kong Family at the entrance to the secret realm, they took the initiative to side with the Ye Family.

Ye Jingcheng still had some approval for all of this.

However, while he acknowledged the Lineage's situation, there were still some things Ye Jingteng couldn't know.

"Jingcheng, now that you mention this, it suddenly reminds me that Xu Yinglong has been inquiring about the Ye Family lately. If you return to Soaring Cloud Peak, you should be careful!" Ye Jingteng suddenly spoke up upon hearing this.

Ye Jingcheng was also taken aback when he heard this.

But he quickly remembered Mo Hongwen from the Mo Family.

After all, they had seen with their own eyes that Mo Hongwen was planning to wait for him, and that he hadn't left the secret realm.

If those two hadn't shown up, Xu Yinglong might have gone all the way and robbed the Mo Family brothers.

Such things are all too common in secret realms.

However, Ye Jingcheng was worried that Xu Yinglong might have obtained some information from the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Mo Family.

"Thank you very much, brother. I've refined a few Jade Soul Pill this time!" Ye Jingcheng also took out a jade bottle.

Inside the jade bottle were five Jade Soul Pills.

Upon seeing the five Jade Soul Pills, Ye Jingteng's eyes lit up.

However, he still waved his hand; as a disciple of the sect, he maintained his composure.

"Brother, I brought these elixirs to exchange for spirit medicine and materials. I already feel bad for troubling you so much!"

"One of these is a gift to my elder brother. For the remaining three, I would like to trouble you to help me find some Spirit Material!" Ye Jingcheng took out a Jade Slip when he had a moment.

The Jade Slip contained Shi Fang, which listed the minerals needed for the Stone Spirit's advancement.

"To be honest, elder brother, I used to think that the combat strength of Foundation Establishment cultivators was roughly the same. But after entering the secret realm, I realized that there is a world of difference between them. Therefore, I thought of refining a defensive magic Law Artifact."

"Jingcheng, the gap between cultivators cannot be measured by cultivation level and realm. There are far too many sect disciples who kill Lineage cultivators who are of higher realms, so you still need to focus on cultivating Secret Method." Ye Jingteng began to lecture after hearing Ye Jingcheng say this, and put away the Jade Slip.

The fact that he seemed to have everything under control put Ye Jingcheng at ease.

Ye Jingteng then shared some of his combat experience, and seeing that Ye Jingcheng was listening attentively, he continued:

"Jingcheng, I heard that you will inherit the position of family head at the clan meeting at the end of the year. I suggest that you send some more clansmen to the Taiyi Sect. I have some connections within the Taiyi Sect now!" Ye Jingteng said.

Ye Jingcheng nodded upon hearing this, but neither agreed nor refused.

Instead, he poured Ye Jingteng a cup of spiritual tea.

"Brother, have you forgotten the Beast Tide a few years ago? Many mortals perished, and there probably aren't many good immortal seedlings left." Ye Jingcheng sighed.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingteng sighed and didn't say anything more, clearly realizing he had said the wrong thing.

We chatted for a while longer before I said goodbye.

Ye Jingcheng watched the other person leave, a sigh escaping his lips.

But soon, he checked the Black Cloud Flower and, seeing that there were no markings or Spirit Insect left behind, he went into the attic.

The business at the Ye Family Chu-Ye Pavilion has been extremely booming in recent days.

The Ye Family members, led by Ye Jingyun and Ye Xingyi, were also putting all their effort into refining pills this time.

Chu-Ye Pavilion has its own underground fire chamber, which is one of the differences between Taichang Market and Taihang Marketplace.

"Third Uncle, Eldest Brother just arrived." Ye Jingcheng went up to the second floor, where Ye Xingliu just finished entertaining someone.

"I know." Ye Xingliu. He didn't go to see Ye Jingteng because he had advised Ye Jingteng against going to the sect back then.

"Refine as many pills as you can recently. There's a high probability that there will be high-grade third-tier Cloud Silver Iron Crystal at this auction, which the Lineage must acquire," Ye Xingliu said.

Ye Jingcheng nodded upon hearing this.

After inspecting the shop, he also inquired about the Spirit Stone from Ye Jingyong.

He had attended the auction before and knew that the Foundation Establishment at the auction cost between Spirit Stone and 20,000 Spirit Stone.

However, after this secret realm, many Foundation Establishment cultivators died or were injured.

Back then, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills might have reached 30,000.

After all, the Lineage that managed to emerge from the secret realm all gained a considerable fortune.

Ye Xingyi and Ye Jingli both managed to gather enough Spirit Stone. Although Ye Jingyong didn't gather enough, his wife, Chu Yanliu, sent him several thousand Spirit Stone from home. Combined with his contribution points, he exchanged them for some Spirit Stone, which was barely enough.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng felt relieved.

"Seventh Brother, Chen Ya's husband is here." Just then, a middle-aged man walked in from the shop entrance, and Ye Jinghao also jogged over.

Ye Jingcheng was somewhat surprised to see this.

Chen Ya was Rogue Cultivator who attracted customers to their shop and had a long-standing partnership with the Ye Family.

"Senior Ye!" Chen Ya's husband, Xiao Ming, was also Rogue Cultivator, but his cultivation level was much higher than Chen Ya's, reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining.

He had been searching for an opportunity to join a sect within the market.

However, they failed every time.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, what is the matter?" Ye Jingcheng led the latter into the front courtyard, set up an Array, and then asked.

"Senior Ye, Chen Ya has gone missing! I beg you to help me find her!" Xiao Ming knelt down immediately.

This kneeling left Ye Jingcheng full of doubts.

"Hasn't Chen Ya always worked as a guide in the market?" Ye Jingcheng, somewhat puzzled.

"Senior Ye, Chen Ya has always been normal, but more than two months ago, she suddenly started behaving strangely and her eyes became unfocused. At first, I thought she had developed Heart Demon, but her behavior became increasingly bizarre. I tried many folk remedies, but none of them worked. A month ago, I found a Foundation Establishment senior, Chen Ya disappeared without a trace!" Xiao Ming said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng frowned deeply.

The Heavenly Soul Art splits the soul into two paths. Now it seems that the remaining Corpse Daoist's split soul is in Chen Ya's body, which makes Ye Jingcheng feel extremely troubled.

No wonder the Corpse Daoist didn't kill Chen Ya, because Chen Ya was in the market and there was absolutely no way anything could happen to her.

"Don't be anxious. Chen Ya works for my Ye Family. I will investigate this matter. Record everything about Chen Ya in the Jade Slip." Ye Jingcheng said.

However, at this moment, he was also somewhat uncertain.

With the auction imminent and the appearance of the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal, the Ye Family is unlikely to back down.

As for the Corpse Daoist, he has most likely taken the Bone-Transforming Pill and changed his appearance, so it's perfectly normal that Xiao Ming can't find him.

His only worry was whether the Corpse Daoist had any unusual methods to find out information about the secret realm.

He cultivated the Heavenly Soul Art, so that his various divided souls could not share memories when they were not in each other's presence.

But he fears the other methods used by Cultivation World; he has seen quite a few methods used by Devil Cultivator.

Therefore, if possible, he must kill the last clone of the Corpse Daoist as soon as possible.